Editor-in-Chief Jess Blanch explained that when it came to selecting the issue’s cover girl, Kerr was their obvious choice.
“It had to be her. Our homegrown issue was always going to need someone who would help us celebrate our roots and we chose Miranda. Why? Well, she’s mega, obviously, but besides the attributes that have made her one of world’s most recognized supermodels, it’s her story that shows her as a shining example of what we breed in the antipodes.”
“Our homegrown issue is a celebration of our world beyond Vegemite and other such clichés: a great Southern land rich with talent and the best of everything, a base that fosters a global mindset, an adventuring spirit and arms us with penchant for being ‘on roam.’ She grew up in the farming town of Gunnedah. A place where fun was had on horseback or at the local tennis courts and anything worth celebrating was done so with a sausage sizzle.”